Over 96 thousand people with disabilities in Kazakhstan receive technical aid
ASTANA. May 28. KAZINFORM More than 96 thousand people with disabilities in Kazakhstan received technical aid in 2010, Minister of Labor and Social Protection Serik Abdenov stated at a Government session on Tuesday, the Kazakh PM's website reported.
The technical aid includes prosthetic orthopedic care, devices for the deaf, wheelchairs, hygiene products, services of personal assistants and sign language specialists.
He noted that a 100% level of provision was seen in Atyrau, West Kazakhstan, Kostanay, Mangistau regions, and Almaty city.
Akmola, Almaty, Zhambyl, Karaganda regions, and Astana city show lower than the national average level.
The Ministry initiated the development of quality criteria to these devices.
The analysis of the level of provision of the disabled with compensatory devices showed that the most part is related to the prosthetic orthopedic devices. Thus, in 2012 16.7 thousand people out of 19.1 thousand people were provided with compensatory devices.